Showing posts with label social media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social media. Show all posts

Monday, February 13, 2017

Nancy Jo Sales on Girls and Social Media

February 16 (Thursday):  Nancy Jo Sales, journalist and nonfiction writer
Reading/discussion — 8:00 p.m., Campus Center Room 375

Nancy Jo Sales is known for work that focuses on youth culture and crime, and pop-culture icons. Her book American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers (2016) is an investigation into how social media has presented girls with unprecedented challenges. USA Today said Sales, “… offer[s] a harrowing glimpse into a world where self-esteem, friendships and sexuality…are defined by the parameters of social media.” Newsday recommended “If you have a teenage daughter, read American Girls. Have her read it, too.” Sales is also the author of The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World (2013, see February 10 Classic Film Series listing).



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Friday, September 7, 2012

Social Media is Bulls**t

B. J. Mendelson, a UAlbany grad school alum, boasts one of the world's largest Twitter followings (3/4 million Twits). Despite being a Twitter demigod, he is also the author of a new book that questions the value of social media:

Social Media is Bullshit.

Brandon signs his book this evening at the Wolf Rd. Barnes and Noble.

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